Enviro-Mark

02.07.2025

Enviro-Mark was developed in the United Kingdom to provide an Environmental Management System (EMS) accessible to all organizations. Enviro-Mark pr...

endocrine disruptors

A substance that mimics, blocks or interferes with hormones and their production, metabolism and excretion causing malfunction of the endocrine sys...

end and end

A weave with two colors alternating in warp yarns.

embroidery

Designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle to decorate fabric or other materials.

embossed

Figures or design raised on the surface of the fabric usually with engraved heat rollers.

Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3)

A voluntary rating system for textile factories developed by The American Textile Manufacturers Institute.

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)

The federal statute (of 1986) that is the third part of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, also known as SARA Title III. Thi...

embodied energy

The total quantity of mass of materials required to produce, recycle or dispose of raw material and products.

eco-efficiency

The ability to produce and deliver desirable, competitively priced goods and services while progressively reducing the ecological impacts of these ...